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How The EPA Could Cut Carbon Emissions Even More Than We Thought By 2020
How The EPA Could Cut Carbon Emissions Even More Than We Thought By 2020 | ThinkProgress
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The Environmental Protection Agencys upcoming carbon rules for existing power plants could cut even more emissions than previously thought, according to a new analysis.
Back in 2013, a long legal battle over the Clean Air Act culminated with EPA releasing rules that will cut carbon dioxide emissions from new coal and natural gas plants. In June of this year, the agency will release similar draft rules for already existing power plants, and then finalize them by June 2015.
But the legal language of the Clean Air Act gives EPA different scopes of power for new versus existing plants. The agency can regulate the former pretty directly, but must partner with the states to regulate the latter. Essentially, EPA sets up the broad system, and then each state must submit its compliance plan by July 2016.
To that end, the agency has been taking public comments on how to best design that system. And arguably one of the best plans was submitted by the Natural Resources Defense Council.
How The EPA Could Cut Carbon Emissions Even More Than We Thought By 2020 | ThinkProgress
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